July 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM EDT
Conservatives disagree over application of new law as brain-dead woman kept alive in Georgia

A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her 1-pound, 13-ounce baby by emergency cesarean section. The baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit. The case has drawn national attention to Georgia's six-week abortion ban and its impacts on pregnancy care.

 

July 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM EDT
'Relentless bullying': Why people accuse powerful women of being men

Hit with a defamation lawsuit, conservative commentator Candace Owens is not backing away from her baseless claims that France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, is a man. Originally published by PolitiFact.

 

July 29, 2025 at 5:32 AM EDT
Donald Trump is the most dangerous criminal in US history

When historians look back on this era, they'll inevitably ask how a nation built on principles of democracy, justice, and equality allowed one man to commit such a broad range of crimes and abuses, and whether President Donald Trump is indeed the most dangerous criminal in American history. To fully grasp the gravity of Trump's actions, consider the extensive categories of his criminal and potentially criminal conduct, each more disturbing than the last.

 

July 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM EDT
For some Trump supporters, the logical next step is violence

Some of Donald Trump's most ardent supporters are expressing wariness over the prospect of prolonged investigations into supposed crimes committed by former President Barack Obama and other high-ranking officials. They note that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's accusation of a "treasonous conspiracy" about the 2016 election recycles narratives put forward by conservative influencers in Trump's first term.

 

July 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM EDT
There's only way to deal with a bully like Trump

Columbia University. The European Union. Japan. CBS. All have just concluded deals with Trump, and all are claiming they did well -- or as well as they could. Reportedly, Harvard is also about to make a deal.

 

July 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM EDT
'Hard disagree': Lauren Boebert torched after saying constituents' health is 'not' her job

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) was recently seen in a video plainly saying that safeguarding the health of her Eastern Colorado constituents wasn't her priority, sparking outrage on social media. In the video, which was posted to X on Monday by the account @PatriotTakes, Boebert is speaking on a Zoom broadcast from her office. While the context of the video is unclear, she appears to have been speaking to constituents, given that she spoke in the second person while describing her role as an elected official (Boebert is also currently back home in Colorado's 4th Congressional District for a month-long recess).

 

July 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM EDT
'Bona fide gift': Here's how much taxpayers now have to pony up for Trump's new luxury jet

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's memorandum of understanding with Qatar enabled the U.S. to receive a $400 million Boeing 747"'8 as a "bona fide gift", but taxpayers may now face over $1 billion in retrofit expenses and redirected Pentagon funding, ABC News reported Monday.

In early July, Hegseth signed an agreement formally accepting Qatar's "unconditional donation" of the jet, legally framed as a "bona fide gift" to the Department of Defense. The MoU explicitly states the transfer was made "in good faith" in the spirit of cooperation," and disclaims any implication of bribery or undue influence.

 

July 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM EDT
'Wildcard': GOP rep's plan to rename Kennedy Center after Trump would violate federal law

Republican efforts to rename the Kennedy Center in honor of President Donald Trump, and to christen its Opera House after First Lady Melania Trump, are likely illegal, NBC News reported Monday. The report cited multiple congressional and legal experts who challenge the legality of the move because federal law strictly prohibits such renaming. That could lead to litigation if lawmakers attempt to push ahead, the report said.

 

July 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM EDT
'Absolutely unprecedented': FCC commissioner sounds alarm over Trump's 'censorship' of CBS

The lone Democratic appointee on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now openly condemning President Donald Trump's administration over what she alleges is a "campaign of censorship and control" against a major media outlet. During a Monday interview on MSNBC's "The Beat with Ari Melber," FCC commissioner Anna Gomez -- who was appointed to her position by former President Joe Biden -- slammed both the Trump administration and FCC chairman Brendan Carr for the conditions imposed on CBS prior to approving parent company Paramount's merger with Skydance. When Melber asked Gomez if the merger was done "in a traditional and proper way," she strongly disagreed.

 

July 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM EDT
'National security nightmare': CIA chief 'sacrificed' top official over criticism of Trump

A stunning turn of events at the Central Intelligence Agency unfolded after a top official's appointment to the London station -- long considered the agency's most prestigious overseas posting -- was abruptly canceled. Now, that official has announced his retirement, the New York Times reported Monday. Tom Sylvester, the agency's long-serving deputy director for operations, was poised to become the top CIA liaison in the United Kingdom when the agency's leadership reversed the decision following the publication of excerpts in Tim Weiner's new book, The Mission . Although Sylvester's remarks -- ranging from intelligence sharing with Ukraine in 2014 to strengthening European alliances -- were uncontroversial, their inclusion in the book sparked controversy, per the report.

 

July 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM EDT
'They are scared': MAGA developer burned after Trump policy scares away half his workers

After months of national protests over U.S. President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda, even some of his supporters""including an Alabama man who runs day-to-day operations at construction sites""have come to the conclusion that workplace raids aimed at rounding up undocumented immigrants are the wrong way to go. In an interview with Reuters published Monday, construction site superintendent Robby Robertson expressed frustration at the way the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies have impacted his business.

 

July 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM EDT
'Unquestioning' worship: Officials blindsided by new Trump admin policy

A broad group of Defense Department (DOD) insiders worry that the newly imposed ban preventing personnel from attending think tank or research events will effectively silence the military and further cut it off from partners, Politico reported Monday. Such events have long been a vital avenue for the Pentagon to share policy and receive feedback.